Knights in the News 3/23/11

A Time to Give

By Mari Young

The end of the third nine weeks is coming to a wrap with a few big events on the calendar.  Crestview FCCLA has been busy with a fundraiser of its own.  Loaves of Love is a national charity event that packs bags of food for children to take home on the weekends to ensure they have something to eat.  To raise money for this charity, Crestview FCCLA members set up a donation table where students could pay a dollar to wear pajamas or a hat to the make-up Saturday school day.  Madison Etzler, FCCLA member and head of Crestview’s Loaves of Love, said, “I think this event was a success because a lot of

students donated just to donate and help the elementary kids.”  Loaves of Love raised $270.50 over the past week.  Crestview’s Loaves of Love chapter currently reaches out to 17 children in the elementary side of the school.

Crestview seniors just returned from their annual Chicago senior trip.  The students were in Chicago Thursday through Friday and experienced many of Chicago’s finest attractions.  Among some of those attractions was lunch at Ed Debevic’s, a night at The Comedy Sportz Club, shopping along the Magnificent Mile, and visiting the Field Museum and Wrigley Field.  Senior Clay Nofer said, “The Chicago trip was really fun.  My favorite part was The Comedy Sportz Club, the comedians were pretty funny.”  The senior trip is coordinated and brought together by the senior American Government course, taught by Dan Kline.

In upcoming Knights news, the music department is set and ready to go on this year’s Band/Knight Vision trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  The band and show choir students will leave for Florida March 25 and return March 30.  The Marching Knights will be marching in the am parade in the Magic Kingdom.  Knight Vision members and Jazz Band will be performing on stage at Downtown Disney.  In other music department news, Knight Vision, jazz band, and choir are all preparing for the upcoming Dinner Theater performance that is to be held April 8 and 9 at Crestview High School. The theme for this year’s Dinner Theater is “A Knight Around the World.”  The choir, show choir, and band will be performing selections such as “Jai Ho”, “Sway”, “Friend Like Me”, and “Waka Waka”.

Danille Hancock, choir and show choir director, stated, “Ticket sales went very quickly for this year’s dinner theater.  ‘A Knight around the World’ promises to be very entertaining along with a great meal.  The students are doing a wonderful job preparing for this event.”

In elementary news, K-6 participated in its own fundraiser to help a local family who recently went lost their belongings in a house fire.  The elementary students and all Crestview faculty wanted to get involved as they donated money to help with the cause.  Overall, $1,360 was raised